This article reviews the historical developments and major characteristics of the system, and further discusses its strengths and weaknesses, related issues, and implications for reforming the teacher training system. The analysis shows that the national system is a wonderful mechanism to produce balance between teacher demand and supply under usual circumstances. (The rest omitted)

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[English]This article argued that the current elementary teacher training system mostly by national universities has couple of limitations. The overemphasis on uniformity can harm creativity and openness spirit of students. The national system can also hinder voluntary bottom-up reform to enhance the quality of education.